Automobile wheel



A. S. MEADOFF.

. AUTOMOBILE WHEEL.

APPLICATION man FEB.1.1919.

muted Mar. 21, 1922.

tion.

ATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM S. MEADOFE; 03E' NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMOBILE 'WI-IERI'.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that l, finie inni hlnrioorr, acitizen of the United States and resident ot New York city, in thecounty oi' Kings and State oit New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Automobile Villieels, of Which the following is aspecilica- This invention relates to automobile Wheels, andyis'dir'ccted particularly to an iniproved attachment therefor to be usedin conjunction with the type of automobile tire rims knoivnas'demountable rims.

The main objechtherefore, ot this invention is to provide an attachmentfor automobile Wheels which shall enable one to remove the tire andtherim on which it is held in a very short time bymeaiis of a very simpleand effective operation.

Another object of'this invention is to provide an attachment of 'thecharacter describedivhich shall not only serve as the holder for thetire but shall also be of such construction as to enable the rim andtire to be easily removed in a short time.

A further object of this inventionris to provide an attachment forautomobile Wheels which shall effectively accomplish the purposeshcreinbeztore` set forth, shall be attachable to the ordinary tire rimWheel with demountable tire rims as heretofore made, and shall'be cheapto manufacture, thus permitting the advantages herein described Withoutmuch additional cost.

Other objects and'advantages of this invention will appear from thedetailed description and the features of novelty will be particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawingaccompanying` this specilication,

Fig, 1 is a verticalelevation o'a tire rim provided with an embodimentof this invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed section, taken along line2-2 of 1,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevational view, partly broken away, showingthenovel attachment before it has been locked on the Wheel, and f Fig. ais an enlarged sectional view show-A ing the mechanism ot one form oflocking means.

Fig. 5 isa section similar to Fig. 2 showing a modification in which thenovel attachment serves at the' saine time in partv as a holding framefor the tire.

Speciioation of Letters Patent. fPatented Mar, 21, 1922 Application ledFebruary 1r, 1919. Serial No. 271%,5535

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 is the automobile ti rc mountedon the demountable rim 11 ivl'iich is set iii the usual manner `on thefolly 1Q.

The novel attachment for holding the demountable rim to the folly Willnow be described in detail. it consists oi a ring shaped so as toreceive one curved side y1li of the demountable rim andr having anextended portion 15 which enters underneath the rim V11 above ,thetelly, thus spacing; the tire rim Y lfrom the telly'.v This ring 13 isfurther provided with a flat portion 16V designed to seat flush with theface of the Wheel and having therein a perforation 17 adapted toreceivea bolt 18, as clearly shown in the drawing,

The other curved side 14% of the deinountV ableV rim is supported by a!correspondingly curved plate 2O mounted thereunder on the in a simpleand effective operation ol the 'demountable rim and tirer will now bedescribed, As' will be clear from the drawing, the ring 13 is providedat spaced intervals 'With the slots 17 curved parallel to the curvatureof the wheel and these slots terminate in an enlarged circular opening23 of larger diameter than that of the heads ot the bolts 18. Theparallel slot 17 is of sullieient Width to allow the Whole ring 13 toslide over .the body `othe bolt. When the Whole ring 13y is given apartial rotation in the direction o t the arrow in Fig. 1, the said ringmoves-over the body oi: the bolt until the head of the latterA registerswith the enlarged opening` 23. The Whole ring may then be Veasilyvslipped olfV the wheel 'by a pull 'inra direction' perpendicular tothethe corresponding,opening 32 in the ringr d itself.

In the position shown in Fig. 1l, the vring has been rotated until thecasing 27 is disposed over the plate 24eA and the projection 3l hasentered through the perforation 32 in the ring intothe perforation Q5 ofthe plate 24. vIn this position, the compressed spring 33 holds theprojection 31 in and the ring is thus locked on the felly. y

As the drawing clearly shows, the pro'- jection 3l has continuoustherewith a narrowed pin 34- securcd to a threaded bolt 35. This pin 3epasses loosely through a perforation 36 in the lever 29 and is rotatablein the former together withV the boit, e5. i Y

Should Ait now be desired to remove the ring and thus make thedemountable rim and tire loose on the felly, all that is needed is tounserew the threaded bolt 35, and then to pull the same forward, thusextending the spring 33 and causing the lever 29 to rotate outward aboutthe pivot 30, the proj ection 3l at the same time moving out from theplate 24. A slight rotation in the direction of the arrow in Fig. l willthen cause the heads of the bolts 18 to register with the enlargedcircular slots 23 and the ring 13 may then be easily slipped out fromunderneath the tire rim 11 which may then be readily removed.

In order to revent the ring from being rotated througi too large an arc,a stop 36 is provided on the felly of the wheel.

The ring 13, it will be noted, is formed atV the lower edge thereof nearthe slotted portions'with enlarged curved portions 37 to strengthen thering at these points. One of these enlarged portions adjacent said stopis formed with-a flattened portion 37 designed to abut this stop whenthe ring has `been given the desired rotation in the direction of thearrow, as shown in Fig. 3.

To further facilitate the taking oli' and replacing of the ring 13 smalllugs 38 are provided on the face thereof which may be tapped with ahammer or the like tool to help rotate the ring, and if desired a bar Ymay be inserted therein to serve as a convenient means for manipulatingthe ring.

`-It will thus be clear that this invention provides a simple andinexpensive means for fsaid tire and rim to be easily removed andpressed pin engaging said ring and sald l felly in the locked positionof said ring, and

ifndeoe replaced in one simple operation as contrasted with theplurality of operations heretofore necessitated by the ordinarycnstruction as provided at present.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent: Y

l. ln a device of the character described, the combination of a wheelfelly, a rim holding ring, and means for locking said ring prising aspring-pressed pin engaging said ring and said felly in the lockedposition of said ring, an arm pivoted at one end thereof for supportingsaid pin, a casing attached to said ring, and a bolt removably mountedin said. casing secured to one end of said pin.

2. ln combination with a demountable tire rim for automobile wheels, aring member adapted to be mounted on the front of the wheel, said ringbeing formed with an upper curved portion conforming to the contour ofthe front side of the tire rim, plates disposed opposite said ringmember on the rear of the wheel, said plates having upper curvedportions conforming to the contour of the rear side of the tire rim,said curved portions being in alignment with the corresponding curvedportions of the ring, there being spaced slots in the face of said ring,said slots being enlarged at one end, bolts passing through said slotsand the felly of the wheel adapted to hold said plates and said ring tothe felly and against the sides of the tire rim, said slots permittingthe i ring to be rotated till the heads of the bolts vfor locking saidring against rotation relatively to said felly comprising a springmeansfor releasing said pin.

3. In combination with a demountable tire rim for automobile wheels, aring adapted to removably hold said tire rim on the felly of the wheels,means for removably holding said ring to the wheel, locking means onsaid wheel and said ring adapted to lock said ring against movementrelatively to said felly comprising a spring-pressed pin engaging saidring and said felly inf the locked position of said ring, an arm pivotedat one end thereof for supported said pin, a casing lattached to saidring, anda 'bolt removably mounted in said casing secured to one end ofsaid pin.

4c. In combination with a demountable tire rim for automobile Vwheels,aring adapted -to removably hold said tire rim on the felly Vof thewheel, said ring having spaced slots in the face thereof,` means passingthrough Y, against rotation relatively to said felly com ico Cil

whereby said ring is made loose on the felly.

and easily removable therefrom, the tire rim remaining loose on thefelly when said ring is removed, means for looking said ring againstrotation relatively to said felly eom prising a spring-pressed pinengaging said ring and said felly in the looked position of said ring,and means for releasing said pin. i In combination with a demountabletire rim for automobile Wheels, a ring adapted to removably hold saidtire rim on the felly of the Wheel, said ring having spaced slots in theface thereof, means passing through said slots for holding the ring tothe front of the telly of the Wheel, said slots having at one end anenlarged circular opening, said ring being rotatable until said holdingmeans lie loosely in said enlarged openings whereby said ring is madeloose on the felly andeasily removable therefrom, the tire rim remainingloose on the elly when said ring removed, means disposed on said ringand on said Wheel for suitably limiting the rotation or' said ring,means for looking said ring against rotation relatively to said fellycomprising a spring-pressed pin engaging said ring and said felly in thelooked position of said ring, and means for releasing said pin.

Signed at NeuT York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 16th day of December, A. D. 1918.

ABRAHAM S. MEADOFF.

